Evgeni Rusev

Case Studies

A selection of production AI engagements I’ve led.

Automating 80% of Finance AP/AR with AI — a messy pile of invoices, remittances and retailer EDI files goes through an automated sorting machine into tidy drafts, with a reviewer approving the final one

Automating 80% of Finance AP/AR with AI

Client: Mid-market Irish manufacturer. Industry: CPG, frozen foods.

Zooming in on the first build from the transformation roadmap: SME interviews, as-is/to-be process maps, redesign before automation, and a human-in-the-loop AP/AR system in production — ~80% of manual work automated, ~90% fewer errors, 50 manual rules streamlined.

From 31 pain points to AI in production — scattered pain points converge into 16 use cases, then 3 frameworks, then ~80% less manual finance work

AI Business Transformation: From 31 Pain Points to AI in Production

Client: Mid-market Irish manufacturer. Industry: CPG, frozen foods.

A two-week AI & data transformation assessment turned a growth ambition into a funded, board-ready roadmap — 31 ranked pain points, 16 prioritised use cases, 3 decision frameworks. First build (AP/AR automation) live in production with ~80% less finance processing time.

AI Data Classification in Mining — multilingual spreadsheets flowing through one classifier into sorted categories

Reducing Manual Work by 80%: AI Data Classification in Mining

Client: Top-three global management consultancy. Industry: Mining intelligence.

Built a production-grade AI classification platform from scratch — multilingual data handling, 94% accuracy across 129 cost categories and ~160 equipment delay types, human-in-the-loop review. Days of manual classification cut to minutes.

Replacing manual PDF extraction with agentic AI — a stack of PDFs goes through AI extraction and a production layer (validation, confidence, unit rules, audit) into a trusted data dashboard

Replacing Manual PDF Extraction with Agentic AI: 80% Reduction, Two Weeks to Production

Client: Top-three global management consultancy. Industry: Mining intelligence.

Replaced manual PDF data extraction with an agentic AI system embedded in analysts' tools. 80% reduction in manual gathering. Two weeks to production.

Modernizing legacy analytics with AI and Microsoft Fabric — migration overview and performance dashboard

Modernizing a Legacy Analytics Stack with AI: From 2 Years to 6 Months

Client: Top-three global management consultancy. Industry: Mining intelligence.

AI-accelerated migration of 1,700 SQL stored procedures and 800 C# calculations to Microsoft Fabric. Complexity-tier partitioning + tier-specific automation. 6 months versus a 2+ year manual estimate.

Legal OS for Startups — cap table, documents and e-sign in one platform, with an AI assistant answering

Legal OS for Startups: From Foundation to AI Layer

Client: Legal SaaS platform backed by a tier-1 UK law firm. Industry: Legal tech, SaaS.

A SaaS platform covering incorporation, fundraising, cap tables, employment, and compliance for early-stage startups. AI-accelerated document onboarding on Azure AI Foundry — 80%+ faster.

5G Edge Livestreaming for Live Sports — a stadium feed reaching a phone in 200 ms through a 5G edge node, versus 800 ms over the public internet

5G Edge Livestreaming for Live Sports

Client: US-based 5G acceleration tech startup. Industry: 5G, live video, edge computing.

Sub-200ms live sports streaming on AWS Wavelength — 4× lower latency than traditional internet streaming. NBA, NFL, NHL broadcasts via T-Mobile, Verizon, and Comcast.